Grassland — Area from MODIS in Nigeria
Nigeria: Grassland — Area from MODIS was 34,738 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Area from MODIS in Nigeria, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, grassland — area from modis in Nigeria stood at 34,738 1000 ha.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — area from modis in Nigeria peaked at 35,209 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 31,197 1000 ha, in 2003.
Nigeria ranks 21st of 223 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Grassland — Area from MODIS in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 32,377 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 31,222 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 31,197 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 32,592 1000 ha | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 32,900 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 33,103 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 33,192 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 32,950 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 32,805 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 32,963 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 33,410 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 33,593 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 33,796 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 33,172 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 32,844 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 32,150 1000 ha | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 31,619 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 31,641 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 32,919 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 34,048 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 34,743 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 35,209 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 34,994 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 34,738 1000 ha | -0.7% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 34,738 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,142 1000 ha, 11.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 34,738 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,642 1000 ha, 7.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32,482 1000 ha | 31,197 1000 ha | 33,192 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 32,811 1000 ha | 31,619 1000 ha | 33,796 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 34,746 1000 ha | 34,048 1000 ha | 35,209 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 18 Chad 43,981 1000 ha compare
- 18 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0.86 1000 ha compare
- 19 Kenya 43,217 1000 ha compare
- 19 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.51 1000 ha compare
- 20 Madagascar 40,125 1000 ha compare
- 22 Peru 33,248 1000 ha compare
- 23 Zimbabwe 32,253 1000 ha compare
- 24 Botswana 30,529 1000 ha compare
- 24 Côte d'Ivoire 4,463 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Nigeria
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.07 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.4617 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — area from modis in Nigeria?
- Grassland — area from modis in Nigeria was 34,738 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — area from modis recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 35,209 1000 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest grassland — area from modis recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,197 1000 ha in 2003.
- How does Nigeria rank for grassland — area from modis?
- Nigeria ranks 21st out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — area from modis rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.